Trousers construction



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Patented Oct. 29, 1946 y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,410,226 if i TROUSERS CONSTRUCTION Earle-Martin, Hutchinson, Kans. l ,i n

Application October 2, 1945, Serial No. 619,839

2 Claims.

This invention relates to trousers constructionY and more especially to a means whereby trousers made with pleats at and adjacent to the waist, will retain their shape so that the pleats will not spread open or become otherwise distorted While the garment is being worn.

It is a further object of the invention to provide pleated trousers with pleat supporting or holding elements which are located inside the trousers where they are not visible but Where they will prevent distortion of the pleats.

A still further object is to provide a pleat support or reinforcement which is adaptable to trousers made from loosely Woven fabric, such as tweed cloth, and will serve to prevent the fabric from stretching out of position or to gap open.

In recent years, it has been the practice, when designing the conventional types of pleated trousers, to provide four pleats, two being located on each side. One of the pleats usually is extended down to the crease of the trousers while a shorter pleat is located between the long pleat and the side pocket of the garment. It has been diilicult to keep these pleats in their proper shape while the garment is being worn because they tend to gap and, where the garment is made of a loosely woven fabric, such as tweed, the material frequently stretches out of shape at the pleats.

A further object is to provide the pleats with supports so located and secured that it becomes impossible to press the pleats except in the original or correct direction.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and` pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a pair of trousers turned inside out to show the location of the pleat supports.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the pleat supports, the same being shown flat, the adjacent portion of the garment to -which it is attached being indicated by broken lines...

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the inner side of a portion of the trousers showing a short sup` port which can be used.

Referring to the gures by characters of reference, I designates an upper portion of a pair of trousers provided with the usual waistband 2, iiy 3 and suitably located pockets 4 and 5. Pleats located Wherever desired and of any suitable length are formed in the upper portion of the trousers as indicated at 6 and 1, long pleats 6 being located adjacent to the opposite sides of the fly 3, while shorter pleats 'I are located between the pleats B and the side pockets indicated generally at 8.

The supporting means constituting the present invention is made of a strip of closely woven fabric, one of the supports being indicated at 9 and the other at ID. Each support, before being used, should be shrunk and it should be provided with a selvage edge extending lengthwise thereof to prevent stretching. This selvage edge has been indicated at II.

When properly placed in position one of the supports, 9, is secured along its top edge within the waistband and `one end is secured within one side of the fly 3 while the other end is secured within one of the side seams. Where the support is extended across the inner sides of the pleat, it is fastened to the innermost fold of the pleat by a line of stitches indicated at I2, leaving the outer fold of the pleat unsecured. This support 9 is preferably extended between the hanging pocket 4 and the pleats 6 and 'I crossed by the support, 'I'he other support I0 is extended in the opposite direction from the ily, being secured at one end in the adjacent side of the iiy and at its top edge within the waistband 2. The other or back end of the support is secured in the side seam. This side support I0 is similarly attached to the pleats 6 and 1 crossed thereby and extends between the pocket 5 and the pleated portion of the garment.

While the support can be extended across two or more pleats from the y to a side seam as shown in Figures 1 and 2, it is to be understood that shorter supports could be used if the conditions warranted it, one of these modified forms being from becoming distorted or gapping while in use.

W'hat is claimed is:

1. The combination with trousers having a waistband and pleats extending downwardly from the waistband, of fabric supporting elements se cured throughout their lengths to the inner surface of the trousers, at the lower edge of the waistband, one of the ends of each fabric supporting element being secured to the main portion of the trousers at a point adjacent to the fly of the trousers, the opposite ends of the fabric supporting elements being secured to the main portion of the trousers adjacent to the pockets thereof, there being rows of stitches forv attach- 2. The combination with trousers having a waistband and pleats extending downwardly from the waistband, of fabric supporting elements, the rear ends of the fabric supporting elements being secured to the inner surface of the main portion of the trousers at the hips thereof, the front ends of the fabric supporting elements being secured to the inner surface of the main portion of the trousers, at points adjacent to the fly of the trousers, the intermediate portions of the supporting elements underlying the pleats, whereby the pleats are maintained closed, and the lower edges of the fabric supporting elements being 1nclined downwardly from the hips to the y of the ing the supporting elements to the pleats, whereby 15 trousers.

said pleats are maintained closed.

EARLE MARTIN. 

